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H.B. 96 Fraud Amendments (2025)

Became lawWritten by Rep. Paul A. Cutler · carried in the Senate by Sen. Heidi Balderree

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

This bill raises the criminal penalty for defrauding creditors, with the punishment depending on how much money or property the fraud was worth. It also makes some minor technical and conforming wording changes to the law.

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Official description
  • amends the criminal offense of defrauding of creditors to increase the penalty for the offense based on the value of the fraud
  • makes technical and conforming changes
Full text and history on le.utah.gov →

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